Garment hanger



G. M. SCHOTT Sept. 24, 1935.

GARMENT HANGER Filed Oct. 3, 193 4 6L WZSChOZZ Patented Sept. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in wire garment hangers of the known type having a suspending hook, a pair of downwardly diverging garment supporting rods, and a horizontal rod connected with the lower ends of said diverging rods, and it is the object of the invention to provide an improved hanger in which simple and inexpensive, yet efficient provision is made for holding a garment upon the hanger during transportation, when hung for airing, or when supported for any other purpose.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the garment holding arms in operative position in full lines and in released position in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail vertical sectional view on line l-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail disassembled perspective view.

A preferred construction has been shown and will be specifically described, with the understanding however, that minor variations may be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 5 denotes the suspending hook of the hanger, the numerals 6 refer to the garment supporting rods diverging downwardly from said hook, and i is applied to the horizontal rod whose ends are connected with the lower ends of said rods 8, the parts 5, t and I being all formed from a single length of wire.

At its center, the horizontal rod 1 is bent to provide a loop 8 disposed in a vertical plane, said loop being preferably arched. A one-piece garment-holding wire is centrally bent to provide it with a loop 9 which lies against one side of the loop 8, said loop 9 being vertically elongated. The garment-holding wire is provided with twoupwardly diverging arms 10 extending upwardly from the loop 9 and with two garment-holding arms ll extending from the upper ends of said arms I toward the lower ends of the rods '6, the lower ends of said arms being provided with lateral portions I2 which overlie said rods 6 to hold a garment upon the latter. These portions 12 are preferably in the form of curved hooks, covered with tubes l3 of rubber or the like, the

coverings serving to prevent the portions l2 from possibly injuring the garment.

The loops 8 and 9 are secured together by a fastener M which is preferably in the form of a rivet having a head 15 at one end and a washer H6 at its other end. The fastener it passes through the upper end of the loop 8 and passes through the 5 loop 9 at a point spaced upwardly from the lower end ll of the latter, and said loop end H is bent laterally into the lower end of said loop 8.' By thus providing the two loops with interlocked portions, the garment-holding wire I0, I i etc. is held against pivoting about the fastener M.

When the arms ill of the garment-holding wire are held in one hand and pushed toward each other as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the garment-holding arms II are raised from engagement with the rods 6, allowing the garment to be readily engaged with the hanger. Upon release of the arms If], these arms and the arms 9 I return to normal, so that the hooks or the like 52 effectively hold the garment against slipping from the rods 6.

It will be seen from the foregoing that an exceptionally simple and inexpensive construction has been provided, yet one which will be efiicient and desirable. On account of existing advantages for the details disclosed, they may be considered as preferred, but attention is again invited to the fact that minor variations may be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger having a suspending hook, two garment supporting rods divering downwardly from said hook, and a horizontal rod connected to the lower ends of said diverging rods, and a garment-holding wire having two spaced substantially vertical arms connected at their lower ends to said horizontal rod, said garment-holding wire having two oppositely projecting longitudinal arms secured to the upper ends of said vertical arms, said longitudinal arms being provided with lateral portions overlying said diverging rods to hold a garment upon the same, said longitudinal arms being upwardly swingable by pressing said vertical arms together, said vertical arms being positioned for joint gripping in one hand.

2. A garment hanger having a suspending hook, two garment supporting rods diverging downwardly from said hook, and a horizontal rod connected to the lower ends of said diverging rods, the center of said horizontal rod being bent to provide a loop disposed in a vertical plane, a garment-holding wire having a central loop lying against one side of the first named p, and a 55 having interlocked portions, preventing the garment-holding wire from pivoting about said fastener.

4. A structure as specified in claim 2; said loops both extending below said fastener, the lower end of the second-named loop being bent laterally into the lower end of the first-named loop preventing the garment-holding wire from pivoting about said fastener.

GERTRUDE M. SCI-IOTT. l0 

